xo. 2050. LEPIDOPTERA OF THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE—DYAR. 283 



Type.—U&le, No. 16168, U.S.N.M.; Cabima, May, 1911 (Busck). 

 Also two others from Corozal, Canal Zone, July and November (C. P. 

 Crafts). 



Allied to P. vinotinctalis Hampson and P. decetialis Druce, nearest 

 the latter but smaller and with pale base to the hind wing. 



PIONEA EPANXmSMA, new species. 



Straw-color, finely and densely irrorated with brown; lines lost 

 in the general irroration except the outer, which is dark, punctiform, 

 and excurved centrally nearly to outer margin, followed by pale 

 points of the ground color; in some specimens a tiace of inner line 

 shows; discal mark lunate, faint; a row of terminal dark dots. 

 Hind wing whitish at base, terminally straw-color or pale fuscous 

 with terminal dots as on fore wing. Expanse, 16 mm. 



Type.— Female, No. 16166, U.S.N .M.; Taboga Island, February, 

 1912 (Busck). Also 10 others from the same place and Alhajuelo, 

 April, 1911 (Busck); Corozal, Canal Zone, April, 1911 (Busck), July, 

 1912 (J. Zetek). 



PYRAUSTA MELLmALIS Hubner. 



1. Paraiso, Canal Zone, February, 1911 (Busck). 



PYRAUSTA INSIGNATALIS Guenee. 



IS. Paraiso, Canal Zone, February, 1911 (Busck); Taboga Island, 

 February, 1912 (Busck); Corozal, Canal Zone, March, 1911 (Busck), 

 July, 1912 (J. Zetek, C. P. Crafts); Cabima, May. 1911 (Busck). 



PYRAUSTA CATONALIS Walker, 



G. La Chorrera, May, 1911 (Busck); Corozal, Canal Zone, April, 

 1911 (Busck); November, 1912 (C. P. Crafts). 



PYRAUSTA MOPSALIS Walker. 



7. Trinidad River, March, 1912 (Busck); Cabima, May, 1911 

 (Busck); La Chorrera, May, 1912 (Busck); Porto BeUo, April, 1912 



(Busck). 



PYRAUSTA FLAVTOALIS Guenee. 



1. La Chorrera, May, 1912 (Busck). 



PYRAUSTA ALIALIS Guenee, 



1. La ChoiTera, May, 1912 (Busck). The identification is only 

 provisional. 



PYRAUSTA RHODOCHROIA, new species. 



Fore wing dark rose-color, the lines fine, yellowish, denticulate; 

 inner broken above median vein, outer broadly excurved above; a 

 faint, dark, lunate discal mark; fringe fuscous; apex acute. Hind 

 wing fuscous with a rose-colored patch on outer margin above sub- 

 median fold. Body fuscous, abdomen with white segmental rings. 

 Expanse, 13 mm. 



Tifpe.—Yemale, No. 16163, U.S.N.M.; Corozal, Canal Zone, No- 

 vember, 1912 (C. P. Ci-afts). Also six others, same place and date. 



